This update was sent to the Cymorth mailing list on 10 January. You can view the original email here and sign up to receive future mailings here.
On Friday the First Minister announced that the current COVID-19 restrictions will continue, following the latest three-week review of the regulations.
The First Minister has published a written statement which outlines this decision. The Chief Medical Officer for Wales has also published a statement about the advice presented to the First Minister on the retention of the current health protection regulations.
The Welsh Governemnt's Alert Level 4 FAQs continue to be updated.
The Welsh Government has published the slides and datasets from its latest COVID-19 press conferences:
Following the approval of the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine the Welsh Government has published more information about its roll-out. The Minister for Health and Social Services has also published a written statement about vaccine deployment in Wales.
Over the past few weeks we have been making representations to the Welsh Government about vaccinating homelessness and housing-related support staff in Wales. We are having positive discussions with officials and believe we are making progress on this issue. We hope to have some more news on this very soon and will update members as soon as we do.
We know that lots of people who have experienced sustained homelessness have underlying health conditions which may put them into one of the priority groups for the vaccination.
FOR ACTION: Please support people who are using your services to register with local health services so they are offered a vaccine when they become eligible. This is particularly important for people with underlying health conditions who are clinically extremely vulnerable or clinically vulnerable.
The Welsh Government has published their letter to people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable from COVID-19 (previously known as shielding). The guidance for people in the shielding group has also been updated.
Following the publication of the Coronavirus Control Plan, the Welsh Government has published an easy read version of the plan and a simple guide to the four alert levels.
The Coronavirus Control Plan and all associated documents can be found on the Welsh Government website.
The Welsh Government has updated its guidance about how the housing sector should reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission during Alert Level 4, including preparing properties, conducting viewings and facilitating house moves.
The Welsh Government has updated its care home visiting guidance and published care home testing process maps for:
The Welsh Government's Technical Advisory Group has published its advice about the new Variant of Concern and education and schools to help Ministers to make informed decisions to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
